Recruitment and consultancy freeze – exceptions approved – April 2012

1. During the month of April 2012, the following exceptions to the recruitment and consultancy freeze (above £20k) have been considered by the Chief Executive, in his capacity as Accounting Officer.

2. The details are shown below:

| Approval date | Ref: No. & directorate | Summary of application | Consultancy/ recruit | Decision | |---------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|----------| | 5 April 2012 | 182 Legal | Legal advisers (2 permanent, 1 temporary) | Recruitment | Approved | | 24 April 2012 | 186 CEO | Board and CE office administrator | Recruitment | Approved | | 26 April 2012 | 187 RPP | Grade G RPP information and analysis team administrator | Recruitment | Approved |

3. The Director of Corporate Services approved 2 applications for consultancy \<£20,000 (total value £20,000 excl. VAT).